Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1918 — HOW A GERMAN GIRL SEES THE BEST OF WORLD [ARTICLE]

HOW A GERMAN GIRL SEES THE BEST OF WORLD

Showing the Mind of the Common People of the German-Prussian _ Empire A remarkable contrast between the sublime and spiritual tones of the letters of the maidens of France to the maidens of America is found in this letter from a German schoolgirl to a friend in Switzerland, which was published in the Princetown Alumni Weekly a few weeks ago: “Frankfort-on-Odor, 20th July, 1916.

“My Dear Lolise: “The contents of your last letter would have hurt me had I not known that your thoughts of our glorious ■./ar resulted from sheer ignorance. “It is evident that you, a Swiss girl, with your French sympathies, cannot understand how my heart, the heart of a young German girl, passionately desired this war. Speaking of it some years ago my father said to us: “Children, Germany is getting too small for us; we shall have to go to France again in order to find more room.” It is our fault if France •will , not underatand that more money and land is necessary for us? And you reproach us that our soldiers have been very cruel to the Belgian rabble, and you speak also of the destruction of Rheims and of the burning of villages and towns. Well, that is war. As in every other undertaking, we are past masters of war. “You. have a great deal to learn before 'Vou can come up to our standards, and I assure you that what has been done so far is a mere bagatelle compared with what will follow. “As a matter of fact, there is but one race worthy of ruling the world, and which has already attained the highest degree of civilization. That race is ours; tfie Prussians are Undoubtedly the lords par excellence among the Germans. All other nations, and among them, unfortunately, the Swiss, are degenerate hnd of inferior worth. That is why I have always been so proud of being a true Prussian.

“Yesterday, again, our pastor explained to us convincingly that our first parents, Adam and Eve, were also Prussians. That is quite easy to understand, because the Bible tells us that the German god created all after his own image. If, then, all men are descended from Adam and his wife, it follows that only Prussians, or, at least, Germans, ought to exist in the world, and that all who push on and prosper ought to belong to us. You must admit that that is logic and that is why our motto is: “ ‘God with us; Germany above everything.’ “You know now why we Wished this war. Is it not shameful that other nations, who have no right to existence on the earth, wish to diminish our heritage. We are the divine fruit, and the others are only weeds. That is why our great emperor has decided to put an end, to all these injustices and to extirpate the weeds. Do you understand now? “I remain your school friend, “KATE HAMEL.” (Daughter of the State Councilor Of Architecture). *